Originally posted in God Reports No one guessed little Giselle had a heart problem until a routine doctor’s check-up at seven months old. But her short, joy-filled life ended with visions of Jesus and heaven, a comfort to those who loved her most. “I don’t know why Giselle was born […]
Community
Church holds stork party for pregnancy crisis centre
Stirling Worship Centre is East London held a ‘stork party’ on Saturday (June 7, 2014) for Breath of Life Pregnancy Centre which provides much-needed counseling and caring services to women dealing with unwanted pregnancies. Nearly R6 000 was raised through cash donations and a raffle for a R500 Tupperware hamper, […]
Heaven comes to earth at PE school
[notice]SPECIAL REPORT by Paul Clough, the visionary coordinator of a growing schools prayer walk movement in Port Elizabeth.[/notice] Siphosethu Gcobisa Bhayi, a Grade 5 student at the Walmer West Primary School in Port Elizabeth, tells us of a vision that God gave her during a recent prayer walk held at […]
Christian leaders unite to protect religious freedom in SA
On Thursday, May 29, 2014, some of the most influential Christian leaders from around the country met in Johannesburg to reflect on 20 years of democracy and in particular to discuss the current threat to religious freedom and the autonomy of the Church in South Africa. The meeting, which was convened […]
Beautiful Gate reaches out to children, families in need of restoration miracle
The name Beautiful Gate, which is inspired by a Biblical miracle of healing and restoration, could not be more appropriate for the non-denominational Western Cape-based children’s ministry that has spent the last two decades reaching out to children and families in distress who have little or no hope for the […]
New threat to homeschooling: call to action
Homeschooling action groups in the Western Cape fear that the Government intends to introduce draconian anti-homeschooling legislation in draft national policy on home education that is due to be published in August. Cape Home Educators and the Pestalozzi Trust are concerned that the national policy will override gains that homeschooling […]
Protect your marriage from attacks
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] There are many things that will come to threaten the sanctity of your relationship. When you make your wedding vows to your spouse you have no idea how good or bad circumstances will get in your marriage. We do not think of […]
Schools art competition raised awareness of human trafficking
Several school principals who attended the prize giving for a schools art competition on human trafficking in Port Elizabeth said they had not been aware that human trafficking happens in their communities and felt empowered to further educate their learners on the issue, reports Amanda van der Westhuizen of the […]
Welcome to The Rock Academy
We are a Christian School situatedin the lovely town of Fish Hoek inthe Cape Peninsula, South Africa. At The Rock Academy we believe in the expression “Today our children live in our world, tomorrow we live in theirs.” With this in mind we want to partner with our parents to provide our […]
Family then and now: 20 years of democracy
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] What will our vote mean to our children? This past Sunday South Africa celebrated 20 years of freedom. It is indeed a huge milestone for our young democracy. Those who were part of the apartheid South Africa know full well the legacy […]

